Secrets of Rome's Colosseum

A 2015 Channel 5 History/Technology Documentary presented by Dallas Campbell.

A team of scientists and historians led by Steve Burrows, the engineer responsible for the Bird's Nest Olympic stadium in Beijing, travel to Rome to uncover some of the engineering mysteries of the Colosseum.

Using cutting-edge 3D laser-scanning technology, the team want to answer three questions - how the Romans produced some of the most impressive gladiatorial games seen in Europe, how the Colosseum's mysterious roof really worked and how the building will perform in state-of-the-art computer testing against the sports stadia of the 21st century.